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United States Patent | 6,105,070 |
Gaylord | August 15, 2000 |
A data transfer system dynamically reconfigures the buffering characteristic of the data transfer system at each request for access to the transfer pipe. The data transfer system determines the mode in which the system is operating and configures the buffers appropriately. Data flows into the pipe. The buffer identifies fill level of each buffer and the number of free buffers remaining available. Based on this information, the system dynamically reconfigures the buffering characteristic to provide improved performance characteristics during the data transfer.
Inventors: | Gaylord; Jeremy (Portland, OR) |
Assignee: | Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) |
Appl. No.: | 003862 |
Filed: | January 7, 1998 |
Current U.S. Class: | 709/232; 370/234; 709/234; 709/250; 710/52 |
Intern'l Class: | G06F 013/00 |
Field of Search: | 709/103,104,213,230,231,232,233,234,235,250,300 370/231,232,234,395,431,437,440 710/29,52,56,57 |
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